Press Releases

“Growing a company these days certainly is no easy task, but thanks to our team’s dedication and the support of our amazing small business customers, we made it happen,” said Janine Popick, CEO of VerticalResponse. “It’s an honor to be on the list for six years in a row, and to be among such great companies that continue to take risks and innovate despite an unstable business climate.”

“Ever since its inception in 2005, the VerticalResponse marketing blog serves one simple purpose: To provide easy-to-understand marketing tips and inspiration for small businesses who don’t necessarily have the time to become in-house marketing experts,” said VerticalResponse CEO Janine Popick. “The blog has grown tremendously since, and this award wouldn’t have been possible without the creativity and hard work of my marketing team. We’re thrilled that the international business community sees the value that we provide to the thousands of people who read our blog everyday.”

“As an entrepreneur myself who launched VerticalResponse and grew it into a profitable business that’s now going 10 years strong, I know firsthand how important it is to have the right resources and support to help bring your ideas to life,” said VerticalResponse CEO Janine Popick. “Partnering with Startup Weekend and helping today’s generation of entrepreneurs around the world are a natural fit for us.”

“Our support team is the first one-on-one point of contact for hundreds of thousands of small businesses helping them grow their businesses with email marketing. We are extremely proud of our team’s hard work to ensure our customers have a positive experience with our company and our product,” said VerticalResponse CEO Janine Popick. “Customer support is so crucial to our business and it’s absolutely thrilling to be recognized by leaders in the business community, in the category of Support Team of the Year.”

“Email marketing and social media go hand-in-hand in so many ways, and our latest tools provide small businesses the ability to easily harness the power of word-of-mouth through their email marketing efforts,” said Janine Popick, CEO of VerticalResponse. “With our new Total Social Reach reporting, they can get a deeper understanding of their customers’ behavior, beyond open and click-through rates.”

“Our product development team is crucial to our company’s success and works incredibly hard to provide easy-to-use, relevant marketing solutions for our small business customers,” said VerticalResponse CEO Janine Popick. “And the customer service team on the front lines feeds the product team the information we need to give our customers exactly what they need. We’re delighted to be recognized by the Stevies in these categories since they work so well hand in hand.”

“We’ve built our business on helping small businesses grow using incredibly simple-to-use, yet effective email marketing and social media tools,” said Janine Popick, CEO of VerticalResponse, who won the 2010 U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business Person of the Year award. “We’re excited to sponsor San Francisco Small Business Week and give back to the community that we’re proud to call home.”

“Whether you’re connecting with a niche or looking to expand your audience, VerticalResponse is there to help small businesses deepen customer relationships and increase engagement,” said Janine Popick, CEO of VerticalResponse. “As a key part of any marketing program, creative and targeted email marketing campaigns deliver results quickly and cost-effectively. The VR500 winners are amazing small businesses that prove it everyday.”

"We’re excited to receive this prestigious award two years on a row. As a small business that works to help other small businesses grow, we’re especially proud of this honor," said Janine Popick, CEO of VerticalResponse. "We celebrated 10 years in business this month and 100,000 small business customers, all of whom have played a part in our success."